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Penticton Exploring

Easy Smooth surfaces and gentle climbing.

Difficulty Our overall read of how demanding a route is. We score surface roughness, climbing, singletrack, and how far it runs from services. The route publisher's own rating, a lot of busy road riding, or sheer scale can push the tier up, never down.

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Penticton Exploring loops through the city for 1.5 to 20 km of flat, family-friendly riding, linking lakefront parks, rail trail, historic sites, and the edges of wine country. The city sits between two lakes, so beaches bookend the ride.

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Where this ride goes#

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Map key & layers

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☕Stops worth stopping for106 along this route

SS Sicamous: Restored 1914 sternwheeler SS Sicamous, moored on Penticton's Okanagan Lake shore. · Penticton

Coyote Cruises - Channel Float: Tube float down Penticton's 7 km channel between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. · West Bench

The Bench Market: featured in the Vancouver Sun, Washington Post, Food Network, and numerous travel publications. · Penticton

Communities along this route#

Penticton 105West Bench 1

Penticton (105)

SS SicamousWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · $$

The Bench MarketInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Cannery BrewingWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Barley MillInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

ElmaInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Grape Escape Wine ToursInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual

Grape Savvy Wine ToursInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual

Hooded MerganserInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

Penticton Ikeda Friendship GardenInfo· Park / Nature · Free

Penticton Lakeside ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Plus the fast-food chains — Tickleberries at skaha park, A&W, Booster Juice +12 more

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West Bench (1)

Coyote Cruises - Channel FloatInfo· Activity / Experience · $$$

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⛴Getting here, bike and allPenticton

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Penticton is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, ferries, trains, and the SkyTrain will carry you and your bike there:

Summerlandbest: bus
Vancouverbest: bus
Victoriabest: ferry + train + bus
Nanaimobest: ferry + SkyTrain + bus

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ (Nlaka’pamux), and Syilx (Okanagan).

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.

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